"Governments will come and go (but) it is important for the court to use its power and strike down Section 124A (of the Indian Penal Code) and the offensive portions of UAPA (Unlawful Activities Prevention Act, 1967). Then citizens here would breathe more freely.” So stated retired Supreme Court (SC) Justice Rohinton Nariman (pictured). He was speaking at a function organized by the Vishwanath Pasayat Memorial Committee on October 10, 2021. Section 124 A criminalizes sedition while the UAPA Act has been indiscriminately invoked by Indian governments in the name of anti-terrorism, including recently against journalists and activists like Kobad......